What festival is May 5th?

May 5th is not a festival, but a long summer.

Long summer is the seventh of the 24 solar terms and the first in summer. Long summer indicates the change of seasons and the official start of midsummer season. When the sun reaches 45 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is a long summer, usually on May 5 or 6 of the Gregorian calendar every year. After the long summer, the temperature in southern China rose rapidly, and the rainfall and days of rainfall increased significantly.

Characteristics of solar terms in long summer

Astronomically, long summer bid farewell to spring, which is the beginning of summer. When the temperature rises obviously, the summer heat comes, thunderstorms increase and crops enter the peak season, people are used to taking long summer as an important solar term. In the long summer season, the temperature difference between north and south of China is large, and the same area fluctuates frequently. The average temperature in most parts of the country is around 18~20℃. After the long summer officially entered the rainy season, rainfall and rainy days increased significantly.